Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 368 Uncle Xia Chuan, let me explain!
The screams quickly turned into sobs. Satoru Oba had snot and saliva all over the ground as he begged for mercy. He even endured the pain of his wounds and knelt down in front of Natsukawa, repeatedly nodding his head to the ground.

On the bent thigh, a three- or four-centimeter wound was constantly bleeding, and the strong smell of rust quickly stained the elevator carpet red.

With a blank expression, Xia Chuan slightly moved his arm, and the fruit knife accurately struck the door open button. The moment the elevator door opened, Xia Chuan stepped forward and kicked out, sending Oba Satoru flying.

It flew in a graceful arc, successfully evading all the police officers, and then slammed firmly against the wall with a "thud".

Followed by.

Xia Chuan carried Anya out of the elevator, his gentle smile making people want to back away.

Inspector Megure took a step back and realized he had lost his composure. He immediately coughed twice to cover his embarrassment and stepped forward, saying, "Thank you so much, Brother Natsukawa. That was too dangerous. Luckily, you were in the elevator."

"I only came here because I received a call from Ai saying Anya was wandering off. I hope I didn't interfere with Inspector Megure's arrest of the criminal?"

Inspector Megure glanced at Satoru Oba, but this time he didn't say anything about Natsukawa using too much force. "Of course not, Anya is very smart."

"Speaking of which, we have to thank Brother Natsukawa for his guidance, and Brother Kudo, you two were a great help." Inspector Megure looked around and suddenly realized that Shinichi Kudo had disappeared at some point.

However, the murderer has already been apprehended, so it doesn't matter whether Shinichi Kudo is there or not; at worst, he can just give a statement.

What do you mean?
Xia Chuan was confused for a moment. What was this "guidance" all about?
Upholding the fine tradition of our ancestors, I asked if I didn't understand: "What does Inspector Megure mean by 'giving guidance'? I just helped subdue the murderer, right? This shouldn't have anything to do with giving guidance."

Inspector Megure patted Natsukawa on the shoulder with an air of knowing everything: "I know that Natsukawa is different from those fame-seeking detectives like Mori, who prefer to do good deeds anonymously, but it's an indisputable fact that you helped us find the decisive evidence, so stop pretending!"

“Yes, yes! If it weren’t for Mr. Natsukawa helping us find the decisive evidence, we definitely wouldn’t have been able to arrest Oba Satoru. Who knows, there might even be some rumors about the Metropolitan Police Department making it into the newspapers tomorrow.” Takagi Wataru chimed in enthusiastically.

Xia Chuan scratched his head. "Didn't Conan grow bigger? This feels like something Conan would do."

Conan often uses Kogoro Mouri's name to get the police to do things for him.
Could it be that Haibara used her name or voice to get the police to investigate something?
It doesn't seem impossible. When she called, Haibara said she was here.

Natsukawa didn't ask why at the time, but it's easy to guess that it's related to Conan. The fact that he's not around now is probably because the identity of Shinichi Kudo has expired.

"I'm also a family member of the Metropolitan Police Department, so I'll definitely help if I can!" Xia Chuan waved his hand, skipping over the topic.

He did not intend to investigate further.

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Anya breathed a long sigh of relief. Fortunately, her father had a strong imagination; otherwise, she would have been exposed, and she would have had no way of explaining why she knew there was evidence in the ventilation duct.

Oba Satoru was left waiting for more than ten minutes before an ambulance arrived. Natsukawa, on the other hand, was inexplicably given the title of hero by Inspector Megure. Not only did he not have to give a statement, but he was even given a banner to his home afterward.

But none of that matters. By the way, has Conan turned back into his original form, or is he hiding in some corner screaming in agony?
I should have brought my camera.
But there is nothing we can do about it.

He knew the plot of today's story, but because he was going to the distillery base to meet with Gin and talk to him about Louis, he didn't join in the fun.

In the end, they still couldn't escape.

There was no way around it; Anya was someone you couldn't trust, and her random appearance at a crime scene couldn't be ignored.

Inspector Megure tidied up the scene and hurriedly returned to the Metropolitan Police Department to prepare follow-up materials.

"Hey, Natsukawa-nii, you're here too?"

Ran came out to check the situation and happened to see Natsukawa watching Inspector Megure go downstairs.

"It's Xiaolan!" Xia Chuan ruffled Anya's pink hair. "That girl Anya ran around like that, and even after a murder, she didn't know to hide. If I hadn't come, she probably wouldn't be seeing the sun tomorrow!"

Xia Chuan pinched Anya's cheek and threatened, "Your allowance will be halved this month. If you lie to me again, I won't let you go out. It won't do you any good if you go to Joel! There's no room for negotiation."

"Oh."

Anya was deeply saddened, her two little cones on her head bending with her low spirits. The blow of having half her change was too much for Anya to bear.

Money makes the world go round; without it, even Bond can't be commanded.

"Damn Ai Haibara, don't let me find an opportunity!" Anya muttered, gritting her teeth as she looked towards the bathroom. She had just searched and found that Ai Haibara's inner thoughts were coming from the bathroom, and there seemed to be Conan's painful groans as well.

Should we tell our father about Ai Haibara being in the men's restroom?

"By the way, I heard you were on a date with Shinichi Kudo tonight, but where is he?"

"Ah, it's not a date, no, it's not."

Xiaolan blushed and shook her head frantically. She opened her mouth to explain but didn't know where to begin. Lying was something she was really bad at.

Seeing Xia Chuan's knowing look, Xiao Lan could only turn her head away, pretending that Xia Chuan hadn't asked anything and that she hadn't heard anything. Come to think of it, she's almost eighteen, but she always seems like a little kid caught in a relationship by her elders.

By the way, what exactly is it that Shinichi wants to say? Is it what she's thinking about?

When Ran first chose this expensive restaurant, she was a little confused, wondering why Shinichi would suddenly treat her to such an expensive meal. But while waiting, she overheard a waiter saying that a couple had gotten engaged at the spot where she was standing twenty years ago.

After a moment of reflection, she seemed to remember that Aunt Yukiko had mentioned her engagement to Uncle Yusaku.

It is said that Uncle Yusaku proposed to her at a very high-end restaurant after solving the case.

Could this be the place?

Xia Chuan glanced at Xiao Lan strangely, scratched his head, and didn't understand why Xiao Lan's face was getting redder and redder.

Has my period started?

"Um, Ran-neechan, would you like to go to the restroom to check on things? I just saw Kudo-nii go to the restroom, but it's been a long time, and I don't know if something happened to him."

After much deliberation, Anya finally decided to betray Conan and Ai Haibara.

Their allowances are halved, and both of them have to take full responsibility!

Neither Xia Chuan nor Xiao Lan wanted to respond.

Xiaolan was a little embarrassed. How could a girl go to the men's restroom? But Anya meant well, so she didn't say anything.

Natsukawa wasn't embarrassed; she just didn't want to check. If she happened to encounter Kudo turning into Conan, she would definitely be dragged into the mess by Conan and end up like Ai Haibara, having to be both father and mother.

Noticing that neither her father nor Ran had spoken, Anya said again, "Maybe something happened in the bathroom too. Should we check? Maybe Shinichi Kudo fell into the toilet?"

"Let's go take a look. I'll wait at the entrance. Could you please ask Brother Xia Chuan to go in and check?"

Xiaolan thought Anya's statement was a bit exaggerated, but out of concern, she also felt it made sense. It was inappropriate for a girl to go into the men's restroom, but with Xia Chuan there, it wasn't a big problem.

Xia Chuan smacked his lips, wanting to refuse but unable to find a suitable reason; but if he went in, what kind of expression should he make if he happened to run into Kudo turning into Conan?
Should we be surprised, or terrified?
Or perhaps he'd yell, "Hey, monster, take this!"
Forget it, let's go in and take a look first!

Having spent so much time catching the culprit and talking with Ran, Kudo should have had enough time to transform into Conan. After all, the first time he saw her transform, it was only for a fleeting moment, and this time should be no exception.

There weren't many people in the restroom, so Xiaolan and Anya waited at the door while Xia Chuan strode into the men's restroom.

The observation deck restaurant is a high-end restaurant and club. The restrooms are quite large and all are private booths without urinals. So Xia Chuan focused his attention on the whole row of private booths from the beginning.

Xia Chuan walked silently, calming his mind, and soon heard a slight panting sound, which, although suppressed, was definitely present.

The child's breathing was rapid and tinged with pain, and sometimes there was a whimper. The short breathing rhythm suggested that the child was the one with the short breathing rhythm.
Xia Chuan breathed a sigh of relief. The transformation should have been completed, so his worries seemed somewhat unnecessary.

Xia Chuan reached out to knock on the door, but before he could even touch it, the door to the private room was pushed open from the inside.

Conan, covered in sweat, pushed open the door with his foot while still wearing his blue suit jacket, his head down, intently fiddling with the buttons. Inside, he saw Ai Haibara stuffing things into her bag.

It looks like Shinichi Kudo's blue school uniform.

She's starting to look more and more like Conan's mom.
Conan had no idea there was anyone at the door. He took a step forward, then felt something appear in front of him, completely blocking his view. He was almost pushed back down.

Conan plopped down on the ground, then looked up and met Natsukawa's gaze.

"Uncle Xia Chuan?"

There was no response to the "Uncle" call. Conan noticed that Natsukawa was looking inside, and then glanced back at Ai Haibara, who was packing her clothes.

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Conan recalled the action of buttoning his shirt just now, and then, considering what Ai Haibara was doing now, did something seem a little off?
"Uncle Xia Chuan, let me explain!"

An indescribable feeling welled up in his heart. Looking at Xia Chuan's eyes again, Conan unconsciously touched his buttocks, and swallowed hard with a chill down his spine.

Natsukawa, please don't misunderstand, he and Ai Haibara are innocent!
If you don't believe me, you can take the clothes out of the bag. Those are Shinichi Kudo's clothes, and they have absolutely nothing to do with Conan. It's true that he and Ai Haibara have been in this private room for a long time, but they are both innocent!

"Well, Haibara and I were actually called over by Kudo-nii to help him pack his clothes."

(Ask for monthly ticket)

(End of this chapter)